Beginning with the first day of school Aug. 13, the bell schedule will be as follows:
- elementary schools: 7:40 a.m.-2:55 p.m.
- middle schools: 8:10 a.m.-3:25 p.m.
- high schools: 8:40 a.m.-4 p.m.
The new schedule adds instruction time to all levels: 10 minutes for high school, five minutes for middle school and five minutes for elementary school.
The start and end times for middle and high schools are now further apart, which should help alleviate traffic in neighborhoods where middle and high schools are adjacent, according to LISD officials.
The new schedule would also help alleviate LISD’s ongoing bus driver shortage by allowing most drivers to manage three routes instead of two, according to LISD.
The bell schedule committee has been researching the issue since its formation in 2018.
The bell schedule committee is composed of six principals, six central office staff members, two trustees, one former trustee and one teacher, according to LISD documents.